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DamnFrench.Becauseoftheirstupidword,younowhavetocondenseyourentirelifetimeontoonepieceofpaper,withthedesperatehopethatsomeonewhoreadsitwillinstantlyknowwhatagreatpersonyouareandgiveyouahigh-payingjob.

Butyou,myfriend,arecompletelymisguidedifyouthinkthat'

swhatyourresumewillgetyou.Thepurposeofyourresumeisnottogetyouajob."

What?

!

"

yousay."

YearsofclassicalconditioninghaveinstructedmethatifIwriteagoodresume,I'

llgetagoodjob!

Sorry,butyou'

vebeenhad.Thepurposeofaresumeistogetaninterview,notajob.Onceyougetinthedoor,it'

syourwinningpersonalityanddiscussionofyourlifetimeofexperiencesthatwillgetyouthejob.Youcouldhavethemostbrilliantresumeintheworld,butifyouwalkintoaninterviewanddonothingbutdroolonyourself,thatresumewillbeworthless（unlessthejobconsistsofmassivedrooling,oryouareanactorportrayinga2-year-old）.Butdroolnomore,fortodayyouwilllearnhowtoputtogethertheperfectresume：

onethatwillplayupyourexperience,playdownyourliabilitiesandatleastimproveyourchancesateventuallyacquiringyourdreamcubicle.

Onefootnote：

Wewillbeworkingundertheassumptionthatyouareeitherstillin,orhaverecentlygraduatedfrom,college.Ifyou'

vebeenoutintherealworld（orsleepingonyourmom'

scouch）formorethanacoupleofyears,thisallstillappliestoyou.Theonlymaindifferenceisthatyou'

llhavetotalkmoreaboutyourworkexperience,whereasrecentcollegegradscanaddstufflikeschoolactivitiestotheirresumes.

TailortheResumetotheJob

them.

format.

Ofcourse,yourresumewillhavealloftheimportantpiecesofinformationthatallgoodresumesshouldhave：

yournameatthetop,yourcontactinformation,anddifferentsectionsthatclearlylabelyoureducation,workexperience,skillsandpossiblycollegeactivities.Manyresumeswillmeshorseparateworkexperienceincreativeways,butasfaraspureinformationisconcerned,thesearethebasics.Buttomakesurethatyourresumeistailoredtoyourprospectiveemployer,makesuretheresumeformatyouuseisthemosteffectiveone.Thethreemostcommonarethechronologicalresume,thefunctionalresumeandthecurriculumvitae.Othersmaycallthesestylesbydifferentnames,butyou'

llrecognizethateachhasparticularstrengths,dependingonwhatyou'

vedonewithyourlife.

ChronologicalResume

Thisistheresumestylethatmoststudentsusefortheirfirstresume.It'

scalled"

chronological"

becauseunderthe"

employment"

section,itlistsyourmostrecentexperiencefirst,andworksbackwardtoyourleastrecentexperience.Notehowitputstheworkexperienceinonebiglumpandworksbackward.Employersusuallypreferthistypeofresume,becauseit'

ssimple,easytoreadandstraightforward.Itisnevermorethanonepage.

FunctionalResume

Afunctionalresumeiscommonamongthosewhohavegarneredapotpourriofworkexperience,arechangingfieldsandwanttoemphasizetheirtranslatableskills.Forinstance,ifyouwereinterestedinajobasanofficemanager,youmightsplityourresumeintotwosections：

Management"

and"

Organization."

Thenyouwouldlistineachsectionaccomplishmentsthatyouachieved,withoutnecessarilyspecifyingwheretheseachievementstookplace.Thepoint,rather,istoarguethatyouhavethenecessaryskillsbyprovingcompetenceinkeyareas.Afterthesetwosections,youincludeasmallemployment-historysection,whichmerelylistswhereyouworkedandyourdatesofemployment.

IamwritingthislettertoyouinresponsetoyouradvertisementintheCarlisleTimeson10thApril20XXforanopeningforthepositionofaSeniorReceptionist.Theresumeenclosedinthiscoverletterwillgiveyouwhatmyqualificationsandskillsare.IamconfidentthatImeettherequirementsoutlinedinyouradvertisement.

Thefunctionalresumealsoworkswellifyouhaveamixedbagofworkexperiencewithaloosethreadholdingitalltogether.Thefunctionalresumewillallowyoutoemphasizethatloosethreadandmakeyouremploymenthistorylookunited.It'

salsogoodforwhenyourjobtitles（e.g.,AdministrativeAssistant）don'

tgiveagoodindicationofthethingsyoudid.Ifpossible,keepyourinformationwithineachsectionchronological,becausepeoplealwaysassumethatstuffatthetopisthemostrecentanyway.Itisnevermorethanonepage.

CurriculumVitae

Alsocalleda"

C.V.,"

acurriculumvitaeisaresumethatisoftenusedwhensomeoneisenteringateachingorscienceposition.Thisresumeisnotonlylongerthanonepage,butcanbeaslongasyouwant（10pages,20pages,howeverlongittakes）.AC.V.includesallofthestufftheotherresumesdo,butitalsolistseverysinglepublicationeverre